Kevin Kopp AJ 20th Anniversary - Old Growth Adirondack Spruce & Master Grade Brazilian Rosewood #500

Description The Kevin Kopp AJ 20th Anniversary Old Growth Adirondack Spruce and Master Grade Brazilian Rosewood number five hundred stands as a moment of quiet triumph for a builder who has shaped the modern acoustic world with patience, humility, and deep devotion to tone. Kevin’s life in lutherie began long before his own name appeared on any headstock. Years spent inside the storied walls of the Gibson repair and restoration shop allowed him to handle the legendary instruments that became the vocabulary of American steel string sound. He studied their scars and their strengths, learning the subtle give of old wood, the secrets held inside vintage braces, and the balance between delicacy and durability. By the time he stepped into his own shop to build under the Kopp name, he carried with him a reverence for tradition and a fiercely personal sense of how a guitar should breathe and speak. Now he arrives at his five hundredth instrument, a milestone that few individual luthiers ever reach and one that signals mastery born from decades of repetition guided by intention. For such a moment, Kevin chose not simply fine materials but the rarest tonewoods he could bring forth. The top is old growth Adirondack spruce of master grade quality, a soundboard with grain that feels touched by time and worthy of the deepest voice an AJ can carry. It responds with that familiar Adirondack strength, but here the character is more ancient, more open, and graced with a clarity that hints at the forests that shaped it. The back and sides continue this sense of reverence. Master grade old growth Brazilian rosewood in its richest form offers a visual tapestry of dark hues and ink-like figure, and it speaks with a depth of overtones that only the oldest sets can bring. Kevin pairs it with a Brazilian rosewood bridge and fingerboard of the same elevated pedigree, unifying the instrument with resonance that begins in the top and blooms through the body as though it were grown from a single tree. Every detail of its construction honors the significance of this serial number. Ivoroid binding traces the edges of the body, fingerboard, and rosette, imparting a quiet grace that suits an anniversary instrument. Mother of pearl AJ inlays adorn the fingerboard and headstock, shimmering with gentle color against the sleek Brazilian surfaces. The braces are Adirondack spruce and the entire structure is assembled with hot hide glue, giving the guitar the warm and immediate response of traditional construction at its highest level. Nickel Waverly tuning machines with ivoroid buttons complete the headstock with a refined gleam. Bone pins anchor the strings with natural authority. A firestripe pickguard brings a touch of vintage spirit to the wide shouldered silhouette. The guitar is built with a twenty five and one half inch scale, a one and three quarter inch nut, and two and five sixteenths bridge spacing, all chosen to balance power and comfort in the hands of a dedicated player. At four pounds seven ounces it feels substantial yet perfectly poised, like an instrument built to carry a long legacy into the future. It arrives in a TKL hardshell case, ready to serve not only as a celebration of Kopp’s journey so far but as an heirloom creation that will continue to bloom for generations. Other specifications include: Master Grade Old Growth Adirondack Spruce Top Master Grade Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides Master Grade Brazilian Rosewood Bridge & Fingerboard Ivoroid Body Binding, Fingerboard Binding & Rosette Mother of Pearl AJ Fingerboard & Headstock Inlays Adirondack Spruce Braces Hot Hide Glue Construction Nickel Waverly Tuning Machines with Ivoroid Buttons Bone Pins Firestripe Pickguard TKL Hardshell Case 25.5" Scale Length 1 3/4" Nut Width 2 5/16" Bridge Spacing 4 lb 7 oz #0760025 For more information about the Kopp AJ 20th Anniversary, please contact us. Manufacturer Kevin Kopp Body Style Brazilian Rosewood, Slope D Actual Weight 4.7 Condition Brand New Model AJ Series 20th Anniversary